2023 Best Entomology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Degrees Awarded
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Entomology for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Entomology is the 631st most popular major in the country with 419 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 58 entomology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 19 entomology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Entomology for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in entomology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great entomology programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the entomology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Entomology for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Entomology for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree vets studying entomology.
Top 2 Best Entomology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Entomology for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #1 spot on the list. Cornell is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Entomology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, Cornell University supports 23,620 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 2 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,780. To help with additional expenses, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Cornell University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Delaware. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Entomology for a Bachelor’s. Located in Newark, Delaware, this large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s entomology students in 2020-2021.
UD also made our “Best Entomology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, University of Delaware supports 23,613 students, and 364 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 188 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,229. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Delaware Veteran Student Life Report
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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